Transcript for DOUGLAS, Shipping register, 1855-1882, Folio 106

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The British shipping registers used standard forms which were used throughout Britain and the then colonies and while the exact format used changed over the years, the data recorded remained sufficiently consistent to make it possible to use a single transcription system to record and present the data.

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Data sources

The sources of the data are images of the shipping registers for the Isle of Man ports held at Manx National Heritage Library, Douglas. We made these transcripts as a proof of concept but to transcribe many folio pages in detail is an arduous task and one that we do not intend to repeat. However, the database structure and the web pages on this site provide a proven framework to which more data can be added from other sources should it become available in the future.

Be aware. We transcribe data as seen. Where phrases appear in the registers we always try to stay close to the original text, but to facilitate transcription, we have stylised some of them, particularly those relating to transactions.

Vessel nameFOAM Official number45464
Port of registryDouglas Number/year4/1863
Registry date5/3/1863
Registry typeNew registration
BuiltPort St Mary, Isle of Man, 1863Builder
PropulsionSailDimensions64.4 x 20.3 x 9.3 ft
RigSmackGross tonnage67 tons
Masts1Register tonnage67 tons
Owners
NameAddress OccupationShares
Henry Watterson Port St Mary, Isle of Man Mariner 16
Mark Watterson Port St Mary, Isle of Man Baker 16
Joseph Qualtrough Port St Mary, Isle of Man Carpenter 16
Jane Brown Port St Mary, Isle of Man 8
Thomas Watterson Rushen, Isle of Man 8
Managing Owners
NameAddress OccupationDate
Joseph Qualtrough Port St Mary, Isle of Man Carpenter 1/11/1875
Thomas Robinson 13 Lance Lane, Wavertree, Lancaster 14/4/1877
Transactions
1  Entry: 30/6/1869 Marriage: 23/6/1869
Jane Brown On her marrriage, her 8 shares passed to her husband Daniel Lace, Port St Mary, Isle of Man, Ropemaker
2  Entry: 30/6/1869 Bill of sale: 30/6/1869
Daniel Lace Sold 4 shares to John Coole, Port St Mary, Isle of Man, Mariner
3  Entry: 18/8/1870 Bill of sale: 8/6/1870
Mark Watterson Sold 8 shares to James Gawne, Douglas, Isle of Man, Miller
4  Entry: 12/4/1877 Bill of sale: 27/3/1877
James Gawne, 8 shares
Mark Watterson, 8 shares
John Coole, 4 shares
Daniel Lace, 4 shares
Thomas Watterson, 8 shares
Joseph Qualtrough, 16 shares
Henry Watterson, 16 shares
Sold 64 shares to Thomas Robinson, 13 Lance Lane, Wavertree, Lancaster, Merchant & Flat Owner
Vessel events
Date Event
4/6/1869 Alteration to rig. Altered to schooner.
Closure
Date Closure
27/9/1878 Condemned and broken up at Ramsey, June 1877.
Notes and cross-references
Notes